Hi Everybody,

Sorry that I don't have any pictures today, but my mom and dad forgot to bring their cameras with them when we went out.

I had a lot of fun today. Our family called it "kids' day," and Lily and I got to choose what to do. We had breakfast on the roof again, and then we went to the water park. I went down some really big slides, played in a wave pool, and waded in the water for a long time. Then we went to lunch and I had french bread with butter and jelly, some noodles, and carrots. For dessert I got to eat ice cream. It was vanilla, with a heart shaped strawberry ice cream center. It was really good.

We went shopping at a couple of stores and I bought a huge red balloon that has Santa on it, and a kicking toy that the Vietnamese kids like to play with. It has feathers and round disks for weights, and you try to keep kicking it into the air. Then we rode on a cyclo back home, which is like a small motorcycle with a carriage behind it. It was super fun!

I've started talking to some of the kids here, and they are nice. But I miss all of my friends at home, too.

Love, your friend,

Hudson